Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Norway spends $9,523 as of 2023.
have 23.4% more doctors per person
Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Norway has 49.8 as of 2023.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $94,594 as of 2025.
be 55.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Norway, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Norway, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Norway, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
have 40.6% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Norway, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Norway, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 11.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Poland, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.0% more on education
Poland spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Norway spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 17.0% more on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 57.2 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
Safety
be 10.0% less likely to be murdered
Poland has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 76.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Norway, they kill 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.1% more home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Norway has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 93.7% less strain on fresh water
Poland withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Norway withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 5.4 times more electricity
Poland uses 4,370 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Norway uses 23,673 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 80.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Norway, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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